tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1433428682510068517.post7145269615645335560..comments2024-02-29T19:21:32.831-05:00Comments on Possible Worlds: Who will be saved?Randy Everisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06870605678781409126noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1433428682510068517.post-12164378765924429662011-08-11T13:22:13.011-04:002011-08-11T13:22:13.011-04:00Thanks for your reply, Randy. You might also want ...Thanks for your reply, Randy. You might also want to read the book Hope Beyond Hell, available online, chapter 1 on the pillars of tradition as to eternal punishment. As far as I can tell, the author of that book destroys any case that the Bible necessarily teaches that punishment is unending. I once thought it was anti-biblical, but after reading partially through (I'm not done) that book, I'm in the process of changing my mind.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1433428682510068517.post-80666053219930136222011-08-10T23:03:25.881-04:002011-08-10T23:03:25.881-04:00Hi metacognizant! I appreciate your question, and ...Hi metacognizant! I appreciate your question, and apologize deeply that it took me so long to address it. I will have to check out the article later this week. <br /><br />I surprised myself by thinking, "I hope it is true." After all, most in the evangelical tradition become somewhat angry when discussing universalism. I suspect it is largely due to the idea that adherents of false religions who knowingly reject Christ in this life may nonetheless be allowed access to eternal Heaven. But as I understand Christian universalism, it is consistent to say that they may yet endure some punishment (such as purgatory or Hell) of finite (however long or short) duration before ultimately accepting Christ of their own free will. This has great appeal. First, that all men might be saved is a godly attitude, as revealed in the Scriptures. Second, it would, at least I think, significantly help the problem of evil (at least so long as some punishment, whether during or after this life, is accrued for the non-covered).<br /><br />However, my thing with it is that it seems non-biblical at the very least, and anti-biblical at worst. Please understand I am not using this labels as "name-callers;" my genuine belief is that the Scriptures do not teach this and instead teach that there are those who will endure eternal punishment. But I think I will try to go over that article soon and post my own in response. That may be a while, since I have at least one other article to review and do the same with! God bless!Randy Everisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06870605678781409126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1433428682510068517.post-34542784872676038852011-08-06T12:36:12.309-04:002011-08-06T12:36:12.309-04:00I really like this post. I'd like to know why ...I really like this post. I'd like to know why you don't consider Christian universalism more plausible. It's something I've been pondering lately. Specifically, what would you say to an article like <a href="http://twofriarsandafool.com/2011/07/universal-reconciliation-and-the-christological-hymns/" rel="nofollow">this</a>?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com